Band 8+: The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffee and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tables present data on sales of bananas and coffee by a company labeled Fairtrade in five European countries between 1999 and 2004.

Overall, it can be seen that the number of coffee sales increased dramatically, while the number of banana sales dropped significantly in some countries.

Moving on to a more detailed analysis, the number of coffees sold in the UK in 2004 was approximately ten times higher than its respective sales number in 1999, while the same trend was witnessed in Switzerland, where sales rose from 3 to 6. Next, the sales rate for Denmark and Sweden increased by 0.2 million euros between 1999 and 2004.

The income from selling bananas dropped to half in Denmark it fell from 2 to 0.9 in 2004 in comparison to 1999. Switzerland had a high sales number, which accounted for 47 in 2004. The UK also had significant growth in their figures, which went from 1 to 5.5. In contrast, Denmark experienced a dramatic fall from 2 to 0.9.